Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The
past few days have been very dismal for many of the technology industries, both
for the software ones and the hardware ones. The share prices for Google fell
by 8 percent after an accidental early release of the earnings of the company,
which have not been so great. Share prices for Microsoft have also fallen by 2
percent following lower earnings. Facebook will be releasing its earnings for
the third fiscal quarter, and Apple will be releasing its new iPad Mini. Apple
too, will be releasing the earnings for its fiscal quarter. Plus, both Apple
and Microsoft are to release new hardware and software products respectively.

On
the 23rd of October, Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) will be launching its
new iPad at a special event which can be attended by invitation only. The event
will be exclusively held for the launch off the smaller iPad, with a 7.85 inch
screen, with a sleeker design, and lowered prices. The new tablet can be priced
at anything from $299 to $349. The new tablet can compete with the smaller,
cheaper tablets which are flooding the market. It can be a major market push
for the company. Apple shares have never been lower. They have come down to
their lowest prices on Friday. This is the lowest the shares have been, anytime
within the last three months.

Corporation
(NASDAQ:MSFT)’s release of the Windows 8 Operating System is also huge news,
because according to sources, it is going to be a radical change from the
previous operating system. According to The Wall Street Journal, it is the most
radical change since 1995. Instead of a Menu, there will be a Start Screen, and
it will be touch-based. It will almost resemble an application. This new
upgrade could be a deal maker or breaker for Microsoft.

Facebook
Inc(NASDAQ:FB) will be revealing is third fiscal quarter results on Tuesday,
and the lockup of the restricted shares which are held by the employees go out
into the market on Thursday. The stocks have been falling for the company. And
the prices of the stocks remain expensive, despite the fall.